Controlofavehicle - Buick 1993 Skylark Owner's Manual

alcohol
in a
person's system can make crash injuries
Control of a Vehicle
worse. That's especially true for brain, spinal cord and
heart injuries. That means that if anyone who has been You have three systems that make your vehicle go where
drinking -- driver or passenger
--
is in a crash, the you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering and
than if that person had not been drinking. And we've at the places where the tires meet the road.
already seen that the chance of a crash itself is higher for
drinking drivers.
chance of being filled or permanently disabled is higher the accelerator. All three Systems have to do their work
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CAUTION:
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Drinking and then driving is very dangerous.
Your reflexes, perceptions, and judgment will be
affected by even a small amount
of
alcohol. You
could have a serious
--
or
even fatal
--
accident i
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you drive after drinking. Please don't drink an
drive or ride with a driver who has been drinking.
1;
Ride home in a cab; or
if
you're with a group,
designate a driver who will not drink.
Sometimes, as when you're driving on snow or ice, it's
easy to ask more of those control systems than the tires
and road can provide. That means'you can lose control
of your vehicle.
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